Therapy Practice Management Software For my 18 years in Medical Practice Industry, I know how critical it is to choose your best therapy practice management software. Most of my clients would ask me if I can recommend to them one particular therapy practice management software that they can use in their practice either it is cloud-based or having their own server in the office. Quite honestly, it is more important for you to understand how to properly and ethically bill for therapy services. And it is really important that the therapists understand the simple 8-Minute Rule for therapy billing purposes. No matter how great your therapy practice management software is, it is still up to the therapy billing strategies you can measure success and run a profitably therapy office. I always advise my clients that everything you render is always based on Medical Necessity and you must (imperative) document your services in a timely manner – real time I must say. So one of the important features of an excellent therapy practice management software is having a user-friendly, compliant and complete EMR Documentation feature integrated into the software. You don’t want headache and much more you don’t want to learn a lot more of things (the not-so computer savvy will have a problem unfortunately). So let’s focus on this post on understanding the 8 minute rule for therapy billing. When you understand this concept, you will be excited how to find the best therapy practice management software. Believe me, a lot of Therapy Billing Offices and Therapists themselves doesn’t fully understand the 8 minute rule. This is a very simple rule. Are you ready? Searched Key Phrase: Therapy Practice Management Software Let me show you how the 8 Minute Rule for Physical Therapy Billing Works based on Medicare’s Guidelines: The 8 Minute Rule Physical Therapy Billing for Practice Management Therapists. Let’s try to understand this 8-minute rule. Looking at our codes first; do you know what are your modalities? (there are a variety of therapy billing modalities that can help strengthen, relax, and heal muscles for patients requiring therapy billing services – may include electrical energy, thermal, light or mechanical agents/supplies/equipments) There are 2 types of Modalities, the Constant Attendance Modality and the Supervised Modality 1. Constant Attendance Modality (billed in 15 minutes increments) – REQUIRES direct one-on-one provider to patient contact. 97032 – Application of a modality to 1 or more areas; electrical stimulation (manual), each 15 minutes 97033 – Application of a modality to 1 or more areas; iontophoresis, each 15 minutes 97035 – Application of a modality to 1 or more areas; ultrasound, each 15 minutes 97039 –...

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Ms. Pinky as she is fondly called is a Professional Consultant and Reputable Expert in Practice Administration, Medical Billing, Coding, Reimbursement, Insurance Credentialing and Compliance for Medical Practice Offices. Read More